If you are only rendering in one thread now then rendering in two threads will help a bit.

In win 7 for screen captureing I just hit printscreen and paste into an image editor.

Do you have win 7 64 bit or 32 bit?

Another thing I do sometimes for render settings is to set the shading rate for the hair to match what I have in render settings.  Most hair is set to .20.

What hair is that anyway? kimbra or guilty?

Handle every stressful situation like a dog.

If you can't eat it or play with it,

just pee on it and walk away. :-)

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I wouldnt have to manage my anger

if people would manage their stupidity......